Calendar Events (see calendar for details of all events)

28 Jun - Recruit School graduation -

last Rankin division passes out.

30 Jun - HMAS Waterhen wreath

laying

07 Jul - RAN Recruits Visit – wreath

laying at Shrine

07 Jul - Reserve Forces Day parade

07 Jul - FESR Navy Assoc. wreath

laying

10 Jul - On this day in 1911 -

Commonwealth Naval Forces granted

the title Royal Australian Navy.

19 Jul - HMAS Cerberus Division - Ex-

Navy personnel welcome to attend

(see Calendar for contact details)

25 Jul - Naval Gazing schools tour at

Cerberus

06 - 14 Sep - Melbourne International

Tall Ships Festival 2013

Latest News

100 Days to go until World's Navies

Arrive in Sydney for Fleet Review

24 June marks 100 days to go until the

Royal Australian Navy commemorates

the arrival of its first fleet 100 years

ago with a spectacular International

Fleet Review in Sydney from 3 -11

October 2013. Navy’s historic event is

being staged in partnership with the

NSW State Government and City of

Sydney Council. More.....

Editorial

Welcome to the Navy Victoria Network

newsletter for June 2013. Our newsletter

now incorporates NCCV’s newsletter

“Rogues’ Yarn”

The NavyVIC Executive comprises a handful of ex-Navy

individuals. We established the Navy Victoria Network with

one primary objective in mind, that is to share information for

the purpose of encouraging our shipmates to engage in one or

more activities over any given year. We believe we have had

some success, however, there is a very long way to go.

It would not take much to appreciate that there must be

thousands of ex-Navy colleagues out there, and then we have

descendants of Navy veterans. A precious few are seen at the

routine pilgrimages to the Shrine of Remembrance and other key

occasions conducted across the State. There is an even smaller

group who are the designated champions within our ex-service

organisations that keep things ticking over. The health of

several ship/unit/category associations is such that some are in

very good hands and will no doubt be around for many years to

come, however, most are flagging. Those associations that have

not kept an eye on the future may soon disappear. We

encourage all of our readers to front up to at least one occasion

to show their colours and try to have a mate who fits the ex-

Navy profile, or a descendant of a veteran to tag along.

If you have been following the Rogues Yarn you will know

about the visit to HMAS CERBERUS recently by a group of

representatives from some 14 ex-Navy organisations. This was

Newsletter

Navy Victoria Network June 2013 Volume 3 Edition 6

Sale of decommissioned Ships

Manoora and Kanimbla

Minister for Defence Materiel Dr Mike

Kelly AM MP today announced the

disposal by sale of the Royal

Australian Navy’s (RAN)

decommissioned ships HMAS

Manoora and HMAS Kanimbla.

More.....

ADFA Cadets and Midshipmen

suspended

The Vice Chief of the Defence Force,

Air Marshal Mark Binskin, today

announced the decision to suspend

seven cadets from the Australian

Defence Force Academy (ADFA)

pending the outcome of an

investigation into allegations of

serious misconduct involving cadets.

More.....

Paper presented by the Minister for

Defence on The Defence Abuse

Response Taskforce

The Government is committed to

providing regular reports and updates

on its response to allegations of sexual

or other forms of abuse in Defence,

including to the Parliament. More.....

Minister for Defence – Doorstop –

HMAS STIRLING

TOPICS: Return of the HMAS

Toowoomba; Collins Class

Submarines; US Marine Rotation;

allegations of inappropriate conduct

by ADF members; Howard Sattler.

More.....

AWD Animation

This computer-generated animation

highlights the multi-mission capability

of the three naval destroyers being

built as part of the Air Warfare

Destroyer Project. The AWD project is

the most complex naval ship

construction program ever undertaken

in Australia and is currently Australia's

largest defence procurement project.

It is building Australia's industry

the Naval Gazing program, it proved to be an enjoyable day and

was regarded as a very successful event. The purpose was to

see if this type of program would suit our separate

organisational interests, so that each might arrange their own

day at CERBERUS. Ultimately, this is another catalyst for

creating interest amongst those that have yet to join in. See the

Rogues Yarn or contact NCCV for more information and advice

regarding the contact at CERBERUS.

We appreciate that generally those who have signed up to

receive this monthly reminder are in fact friends of the Navy.

In our view, we hope this motivates all of us to assist in

broadening the level of interest across the Navy community.

Firstly, if you give it a go and muster at one of the annual events

and also ask a Navy friend, then your involvement will directly

assist to create and maintain the legacy of those that went before

us, particularly those sailors who carried the flag through WWI

and WWII. What we are asking will involve no more than an

hour a year, save travel.

You may not know that each new Division of RAN General

Entry Recruits also make a pilgrimage to the Shrine of

Remembrance at the end of their third training week. At this

stage they don’t even have their ceremonial rig, but they do have

their Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Uniform (DPCU) and their

Ceremonial Class II Cap. This visit during their recruit training

program has proved to be a highlight. As it is the first time they

have been in public in uniform it heightens their appreciation of

their role in Australia’s Defence Force. They are given an

informative tour of the Shrine of Remembrance and each design

aspect is explained to them as they view the different levels and

features of the building. Most importantly they participate in a

wreath laying service in the Sanctuary. Very few of the Recruits

have ever been to the Shrine of Remembrance before and

without exception none have actually participated in a

commemorative service in this most sacred place. Members of

the public can attend any service at the Shrine of Remembrance;

you might consider attending one of those arranged for the

Recruits. The next service will be for the newly formed ‘Shipp

Division’, at 1030, Sunday, 7th July in the Sanctuary, Shrine of

Remembrance, Melbourne.

Minor Warships. The NavyVIC has been advised that there are

two or three people who have an interest in re-forming a minor

capability and skills in the naval

shipbuilding sector for future naval

shipbuilding projects. View on

YouTube.....

FUNDING SUPPORTS VETERAN

PROJECTS ACROSS THE NATION

From Northern Tasmania to the

wheatbelt region of Western

Australia, local ex-service and

community organisations from all

corners of the country will benefit

from the latest round of Veteran &

Community Grant funding. This round

of Australian Government funding will

support 16 projects, each aiming to

maintain and improve the

independence and quality of life for

members of the local veteran

community. More.....

Collins Class Submarines Update

Minister for Defence Stephen Smith

and Minister for Defence Materiel

Mike Kelly today announced further

significant initiatives to both maintain

the capability of Australia’s Collins

Class submarine fleet and further

improve Collins Class maintenance,

sustainment and availability. The

Collins Class submarine fleet of six

submarines is an essential part of

Australia’s national security

capability. More.....

The 2013 Seafarers Commemorative

Service - Important Notice

Due to a number of reasons it has

been decided to combine this year’s

Annual Seafarers Church Service [St

Paul’s Cathedral] and Navy Wreath

Laying Service [Shrine of

Remembrance] into one Seafarers

Commemorative Service. This

significant service will be conducted at

the Cenotaph, Shrine of

Remembrance, Melbourne. This

combined service will take place on

SUNDAY 20th OCTOBER 2013 and will

commence at 1030. More.....

warships association in Victoria. Should there be like minded

folk out there interested in such a proposition, please advise the

Naval Commemoration Committee of Victoria at

naval.commemoration.committee@gmail.com of your interest.

NCCV will respond, thus giving us some hope that the potential

to create a workable association across this broad group of ships

and patrol boats is certainly possible. There are already annual

commitments that can easily form the basis of any future

activities. Two immediately come to mind, the loss of

Australia’s first surface warship - HMAS GOORANGAI

Commemorative Service at 1130, Sunday 17th November at

Ocean View Reserve, Queenscliff and the Wreath Laying Service

at the Shrine of Remembrance commemorating the ‘Sinking of

Corvette - HMAS ARMIDALE, 1st December’. Email NCCV if

you wish to obtain more information or search our website!

If you have any comments relating to the capacity to navigate

the NavyVIC website, by all means drop the webmaster a note

and we can always consider your suggestion in light of our

objectives, particularly the desire to make available relevant

information in a simple and accurate form to the Navy

community. The only other simple request is for associations to

have their office bearers and contact details listed on the

NavyVIC website under ‘associations’. This makes it easy for

prospective members to take action, whether they be shipmates

or descendant.

Yours aye,

NavyVIC Management Team

Book a Berth on the Tall Ship

LORD NELSON for the Sailing

Adventure of a Lifetime

The Tall Ship Lord Nelson will

visit Fremantle, Melbourne,

Hobart and Sydney between the

20th July this year and the 8th

October and will take part in the

Royal Australian Navy Fleet

Review on the 5th October in

Sydney.

The Lord Nelson is a 55m, 368

Mailout to recipients of a “ceased

effects” determination under the

Safety, Rehabilitation and

Compensation Act 1988

The reason for this letter is to

provide you with important

information concerning clients who

had “ceased effects” decisions

issued under the Safety,

Rehabilitation and Compensation

Act 1988 (SRCA) before May 2004.

The Department is currently sending

letters to these clients to advise that

they may make a new claim for

compensation in relation to the

condition for which the “ceased

effects” decision was issued, if they

experience any further effects from

the condition. More.....

The TALL SHIPS Are Coming

Almost a half kilometre of tall ships,

gathering in Williamstown. Victoria

celebrates the spirit of voyages and

adventurers, past and present, as it

welcomes the arrival of nine tall

ships into the historic seaport of

Williamstown in the inner west of

Melbourne, creating the city’s first

major international tall ships

festival. More.....

International Fleet Review

For all the latest on the IFR go to

http://www.navy.gov.au/ifr

Navy League of Australia -

Victorian Chapter - June Newsletter

Naval Historical Society (Vic) –

President’s Musings

NAVY NEWS

Click here for the latest edition.

A Fair Go Campaign – Click here to

view the latest updates

Don’t forget to visit the website,

there’s a lot more information and

news that is not included in this

newsletter.

ton, eighteen sail tall ship and at each capital city will be taking

on board a volunteer crew of 38, aged 16 to 99 for 10 to19 day

voyages that includes 19 crew members with disabilities – with

up to 8 in wheel chairs.

Australian sailing opportunities.....

Tall Ship Sailing Adventures - Sail The World Challenge

To book an Australian leg contact: Jeff Paul -

jeffrey.paull@cadetnet.gov.au

L/TEL Ron King, R51321, 17 June 2013. Aged 75.

WORS Ron Baguley, R47353, 16 June 2013. Aged 78.

ABMTP Craig Isard, R64840, 13 June 2013.

POSTD William Liddle, R52620, 12 June 2013. Aged 74.

WOMED Peter Mathews, 07 June 2013.

CMDR Ralph MacDonald AM RANR, 01 June 2013.

Rear Admiral David G Holthouse AO RAN (Rtd), 31 May 2013.

CPOWM Martin Turner, R55665, 30 May 2013. Aged 72.

CPOCK George Onger, 30 May 2013.

Lest We Forget

Interests. If you have a specific interest you think would be of appeal to the

wider navy community, we would be pleased to hear about it. Obviously, we

are focused on our listed objectives at this time.

NVN current membership: 804

Volume 3 Issue 6 Newsletter date June 2013

Naval Commemoration Committee of Victoria

DIARY NOTES —————

Next NCCV meeting is at 1030, 13 August

at Melb Naval Centre, All Associations are

encourage to be represented!

Services at the Shrine of Remembrance

—————

HMAS WATERHEN Scrap Iron Flotilla

30JUN13@1400 Sanctuary

RAN Recruits Shipp Division 7JUL13@1030

Sanctuary

Reserve Forces Day 7JUL13@1100 Eternal Flame

Far East Strategic Reserve

7JUL13@1400 FESR Tree

↑ This timber lifeboat is from SS DEVANHA known as Troopship A3 at the time of the Gal-lipoli landing in 1915. The DEVANHA served as both a troop transport ship and later hospital ship. It was used by 12 Battalion AIF, 3 Field Ambulance and 3 Infantry Brigade Head Quarters during the landings at Gallipoli in 1915. SS DEVANHA was pressed into military service in 1915. On 25 April at 2pm the DEVANHA now also known as Troopship 3 sailed from Mudros Harbour and proceeded to the Island of Imbros, anchoring off Kepha-los Harbour. DEVANHA was A5 in the con-voy, Berth 4 of the Echelon landing force. At 11pm the order was given for the troops to move into destroyers, which had crept up on either side of their respective transports. As the DEVANHA carried only one company of the 12th, some medical officers, stretcher-bearers and others of the 3rd Field Ambulance and the 3rd Infantry Brigade Head Quarters only one destroyer, HMS RIDDLE, came alongside. The historian Charles Bean noted that: 'The night was so still that the DE-VANHA 's captain ordered 'Lower the Gang-way.' Down this the troops ('A' Coy, 3rd Fld Amb and H.Q) filed on to the destroyer's deck in half the time that had been required with the rope ladders on which they had practice for nearly two months. Five minutes before mid-night, the Ribble, with her decks crowded, and towing behind her the DEVANHA 's empty lifeboats, left the transport. The HMS RID-DLE headed toward the landing beaches with the six other destroyers, all similarly loaded. The boats from HMS RIDDLE landed on the beach around the point from Anzac Cove. This landing was part of the initial wave and was timed to arrive at the beach at about 4.30

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Keepsake from Gallipoli

↓ HMAS ARROW after it was sunk when forced under Stokes Wharf by Cyclone Tracy 24DEC74. PO Leslie Catton and AB Ian Rennie lost their lives in the storm .

am. The landing position was almost at the ex-treme north (or left) of the Divisional front, at the foot of the well known landmark on Rus-sell's Top known as 'The Sphinx'. This portion of the beach was under direct machine-gun fire, apparently coming from the lower slopes of Walker's Ridge or perhaps further north from the vicinity of Fisherman's Hut. After the first wave of troops landed the DEVANHA steamed up the coast as a feint to draw enemy fire. That evening the vessel evacuated her first load of casualties and began service as a hospital ship. As a hospital ship HMHS DEVANHA trans-ported sick and wounded troops from the battle field to hospital bases. Originally hospital ships were ordered to take serious cases while transports were to take the lightly wounded, but the confusion which resulted after the initial landing ' and the large numbers of casualties ' meant this system soon fell into disarray. The HMHS DEVANHA and other hospital ships provided emergency treatment while evac-uating the troops directly to Egypt, from where some would be sent to Malta and England. DEVANHA continued with these duties until the end of the campaign, history notes that the vessel was the last hospital ship to leave the Dardanelles. After the landing the AWM life-boat was returned to the DEVANHA where it remained in use until 1919. A passenger alerted the AWM to the existence of the boat, and after negotiations with P & O the craft was donated to the Australian War Memorial in 1919. This wonderful piece of maritime memorability will be on display at the Shrine of Remembrance.

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ished. ↑ Francis Emms died in action onboard HMAS Kara Kara (I) in 1942, defending his ship when the ship and the City of Darwin came under enemy air attack.

→ Jonathan Rogers GC DSM died after helping a number of his shipmates to escape and inspiring those around him in the forward section of HMAS Voyager (II) after its collision with the carrier HMAS Mel-bourne (II) on the 10th February 1964.

Four sailors best known for their last action at a time when the best values of the Navy were called for: ← In 1942 Buck Taylor stayed at his gun when YARRA was charging towards the enemy. Despite the dreaded anticipation of battle he valiantly did his duty. ↑ In 1963 Noel Shipp was in a helicopter whilst it was under intense enemy fire. At huge risk, he was half out of the aircraft firing at enemy. The pilot was hit, they crashed and all four crew per-

Time marches on and at the end of this financial year we need to take stock of the situation with respect to any improvements in membership of our various Navy entities. In my estimate we are still slipping behind. We have yet to solve the problem of dimin-ished membership, however, if we do our best to share information and press for greater participation by our shipmates and any descendants there is a chance we can shift the balance into positive territory.

Victorians can be enthusiastic towards the current Galleries of Remembrance project at the Shrine of Remembrance. This pro-ject will deliver enormous changes to the internal layout. As of now, access to the lift from the ground floor to the Sanctuary re-quires plenty of notice—2 or 3 weeks at the least. When the participation of WWII Veterans is such that there are too many people requiring the lift then the service will be shifted to the West end of the Visitor Centre. This area has been arranged to accommodate wet weather and to avoid Veterans or infirm individuals having to take to the external stairs.

At our recent General Meeting it was decid-

ed we would seek to support the HMAS CANBERRA initiative titled ‘Answering the Call’. A photograph of the style of the statue considered appropriate is on the back page of this edition. If any member or non-member association is interested in providing support of any sort, we would welcome such advice.

If anyone has been to Williamstown late-ly you would have no doubt seen two great sights, that of Nuship CANBERRA and the Museum ship HMAS CASTLE-MAINE. CASTLEMAINE is open to the public and continues to remind us of that famous contingent of Australian made Corvettes. The dedicated crew who maintain the ship are always on the look out for friends who can provide a few hours here and there to assist run the show. Drop in at Gem Pier, you will be most welcome and mentioned NCCV.

We also thank the Australian War Me-morial for material we have used to pub-lish the leading article, regarding the life-boat destined for Melbourne. That is another marvelous destination when in Canberra. Best wishes, Terry Makings

Disclaimer Articles contributed are the Author’s thoughts only. An article may be edited to meet the space available.

Melbourne Naval Centre

MNC is an organiza-tion that has provided much needed funds to Ship Associations over many decades. In need of financial or adminis-trative support, contact

the MNC.

Navy Victoria Network

The NavyVIC website is there for all to see, in particular it is for Navy Associations to provide

information on their activities to the wider Navy Community in Victoria . An oppor-

tunity not to be missed.

President’s Report

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Taylor Shipp Emms Rodgers

Last month Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Ray Griggs AO CSC RAN addressed the International Maritime Security Conference in Singapore. The conference was attended by Chiefs of Navy from within the Region and other distinguished persons. CN delivered his perspective on strategic maritime cooperative efforts, their value and how Australia might use such arrangements in the Asia Pacific re-gion. CN said the first thing he would do, is modify the rules of engagement. He would change Asia Pacific to Indo-Pacific. CN went on to say:

The Indo-Pacific as a strategic construct is emerging in Government policy documents and in academia. This puts the focus squarely on the two oceans. The map below shows the shipping lanes.

The second concept raised was that of global mari-time trading. It is a struggle to obtain a general un-derstanding within the Region of the importance of maritime trade, even for Australia where 99% of trade by volume is by sea.

The best way to make the point is to consistently return to the linkage between navies, the global mar-itime trading system and the prosperity of all of our citizenry. In a globally connected, just-in-time world we must assure the free operation of that trad-ing system. Our way of life depends on it.

No single Navy can provide that assurance which is why maritime cooperation efforts are so critical. Despite our different perspectives, priorities and challenges we shae a remarkably common set of maritime interests. Energy security is one of the key strategic needs we all seek. Without the free passage of fuel tankers our collective prosperity is challenged. Security of liquid fuel supply is a stark example of shared maritime interest.

With the need established, the next step is under-standing the key elements of cooperation. These

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International Maritime Security

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elements are critical and make the biggest strategic impact. Whilst they sound simple, it is important to re-state the fundamentals so that they are embedded. The key elements are: transparency; a disposition to share; a mechanism to share; and not least a willing-ness to act together.

Transparency underpins any strategic cooperation re-garding shared objectives. We of course come from a diverse range of cultural perspectives on transparency. I differentiate between transparency and the disposi-tion to share. Transparency to me is more about stra-tegic intent than exchanging information. From a clear view of that strategic intent can come trust and confidence building if behaviours match the stated in-tent. A disposition to share is also vital in making any meaningful cooperation viable. Much of this is again cultural; we are all shaped by our basic societal out-look and rightly by the experiences we have all had in our own national security domains.

The need to know principle remains dominant. The important thing is that we are honest with ourselves about what our own disposition to share is. We must understand each other, to do that we need to continue to build relationships because, without that under-standing, we cannot move forward. The next logical step is a mechanism to share, technol-ogy lies at the heart of this issue. We have a range of commercial systems that allow us to exchange data and information. The purely military information do-main is shrinking in relation to the broader maritime security information domain, we still suffer from what I would call the ‘eyes only’ syndrome. We are still locked in to rigidly defined security classi-fication structures. These drive the architecture of our information exchange systems. We need to form sometimes fleeting coalitions and groupings to deal with particular situations. That said we should not ignore the non technical mechanisms that support our ability to share. These are as important and in some ways more so than the technical solutions. Relationships is one, the need for collaboratively developed doctrinal approaches, mech-anisms to avoid confusion and misinterpretation are others if we really want strong cooperation. But ultimately we need a collective willingness to act, borne out of a shared understanding of the common challenges that we face. We of course see many such examples of that willingness to act off the Horn of Af-rica, in the Combined Maritime Force, in NATO, the EU, in ReCAAP, in the Malacca Straits Patrols and of course right here with the Information Fusion Centre (IFC). This article is part of a presentation by CN, for the complete address, type into the browser: International Maritime Security Conference 2013

Participation. NCCV are constantly encouraging you and your friends to attend at least one Navy activity each year. If more activities are of interest, that is even better. What we also ask is that you mention these activities to others that fit the profile of being members of the Navy Community. This includes any person you know who is a descendant. Point them towards the NavyVIC website or NCCV Flag Ship Events. The next Flag Ship Event is the Seafarers Commemorative Service 1030, Sunday 20OCT13, Shrine of Remembrance. This year the Seafarers Church Service and the Navy Wreath Laying Service will be combined. This is a once off service and we seek your support. HMAS GOORANGAI Commemorative Service will commence at 1130 on Sunday, 17NOV13 at Queenscliff. A short march will step off at 1115.. Pilgrimages to the Shrine of Remembrance. Pilgrimages (services) on behalf of Ship/Unit/Category Associations conducted at the Shrine of Remembrance are open to the public, nobody needs an invitation, just turn up and support the service. Shipp Division. The newly formed Shipp Division of RAN Recruits will visit the Shrine of Remem-brance on Sunday, 07JUL13. Service at 1030.

Items of special interest Maritime Museums. The CERBERUS Museum is one of many maritime museums located within Victoria. What is disappointing is that there is no comprehensive list of these museums to facilitate visitations by maritime historians or others with a passing interest. Maybe this is another job for NCCV to take on as a project—any volunteers? Commanding Officer. Captain Kath Richards will complete her very successful two years at CERBERUS later this year and we wait with inter-est to see what Kath’s next appointment will be. The NCCV and all Navy interests in Victoria have been very fortunate to have received considerable support from Kath and CERBERUS during her time with us. We understand Kath has received around 40% more invitations to attend functions. Incoming CO is Captain Stephen Bowater RAN. Air Warfare Destroyers. The Navy is preparing itself for the arrival of the AWDs. Whilst several years out, the introduction of these three warships along with the Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) will update the Navy’s profile considerably. See the following for an animation of the AWDs: Cut and past this link into your PC, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTY3H4PjtKs

What uniform is that? ↓ xxx

DIRECTORY for NCCVDIRECTORY for NCCV

PATRON: CDRE Jim Dickson AM MBE RAN Rtd

PRESIDENT: Terry Makings

Telephone: 03 9429 9489 [leave a message]

M: 0411 135 163

VICE PRESIDENT: Marty Grogan OAM

Telephone: 0417 377 763

Jnr V/PRESIDENT: Chris Le Marshall

Telephone: 0418 568 199

SECRETARY: Chris Banfield

Telephone: 0412 832 148

TREASURER: Jan Gallagher

Telephone: 03 9786 5371

PR Officer: Chris Banfield

Editor: Terry Makings

All correspondence to the email address please,

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or if postal mail is essential, The Secretary at:

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→ LtoR: Doug Pain and Norm Tame

↑ ‘Answering the Call’ initiated by the HMAS CANBERRA Association is

supported by NCCV. We will work with the Association to advance the project.

Click on link or cut and paste to your browser: